IDOL STORMS THE COAL CITY
Posted on October 25th, 2011 by Doherty Joseph
PRESS RELEASE
LAGOS, NIGERIA October 24, 2011
GREAT EXPECTATIONS!
AS NIGERIAN IDOL STORMS THE COAL CITY!
The excitement is THICK as the Coal City prepares to play host to Nigerian
Idol, Africa’s biggest music reality show on the 28th and 29th of
October. The global music phenomenon holds Season II auditions in Enugu at
the Universal Hotel in Independence Layout.
“Our expectations for Enugu are very high,” says Rotimi Pedro, Executive
Producer. “We had a wonderful experience discovering great musical talent
last year in Enugu. In fact, the winner of Season I, Yeka Onka first came
under our radar at the Enugu auditions .We expect to find great talent
here.”
Idol hopefuls in the Coal City are preparing for the arrival of the
auditions as impromptu rehearsals and amateur singing competitions crop up
at the numerous campuses across the city. “We are very happy that
Nigerian Idols is in Enugu this weekend,” says Uche Mba, a student. “I
will be at the auditions and I hope to go far in the competition.”
The winner of the show takes home a whopping new prize valued at $100,000
which includes a management contract, prize money, and a recording
contract. Everybody is a winner this time around as the runners- up and
each of the top ten finalists also win mouth watering prizes.
The Idol franchise is the world’s biggest and most popular music platform
responsible for the discovery of musical heavyweights like Jennifer
Hudson, Carrie Underwood, Ruben Studdard, Adam Lambert, and more recently,
Nigeria’s own Yeka Onka. Idol enjoys a cult following in countries like
the USA, the UK, China, the UAE, South Africa and Nigeria.
The audition train will end after a 3 day audition finale at the Dream
Studios in Lagos on the 4th, 5th, and 6th of November. The show begins
airing 4th December, until the winner is announced at a grand gala on
April 1st 2012.
Nigerian Idol is brought to you by Etisalat, in association with Pepsi and
Sony. It is also supported by partners, Air Nigeria and Beat FM.
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